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name: "Robert Hamner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-hamner"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "7 July 1928"
died: "25 April 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T16:42:45.660821+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Robert Hamner

Writer. Born 7 July 1928 in New York, USA. Died 25 April 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 7 July 1928, New York, USA
- **Died:** 25 April 1996
- **Active:** 1963–1974
- **Works often with:** Joseph Pevney, Alexander Singer, Edward J. Lakso, Murray Golden, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler

## Biography

Robert Hamner was an American television writer and producer. Born in New York in 1928, he began his career in the early 1960s and contributed scripts to numerous series throughout the decade.

His credits include episodes of *The Fugitive* (1963), *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *Star Trek* (1966), *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea*, and *Lost in Space*. He created the 1975 series *S.W.A.T.* and later wrote for shows including *MacGyver*, *Murder, She Wrote*, and the 1988 revival of *Mission: Impossible*. Hamner also worked as a producer on several television films. He died in Los Angeles in 1996.

*Sources: imdb.com, oac.cdlib.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *S.W.A.T.* (2003), Characters
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), Original Series Creator
- *MacGyver* (1985), Writer
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Writer
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Writer
- *S.W.A.T.: Under Siege* (2017), Characters
- *Mission: Impossible* (1988), Writer
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), Writer

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